Meet Our Staff
Senior Pastor
Rev. Dan Hurlbert
Rev. Dan Hurlbert is our senior pastor and his first ministerial appointment was as the associate pastor at Prescott United Methodist church in the 1990's, where he was responsible for the youth ministry and started the church’s Saturday evening service.
pastordan@prescottumc.com | Tel: 928-778-1950
Associate Pastor
Rev. Kevin Lester
Pastor Kevin has been working with churches for more than 20 years helping to serve neighbors, raise young people, and fall deeper in love with God. He thinks constantly about people who often miss out on the love that God has for them — those with no church who've experienced trauma or hardship, or who don't fit in.
kevin@prescottumc.com | Tel: 928-778-1950
Congregational Care Minister
Rev. Patti Blackwood
Patti received a Master of Divinity from Claremont School of Theology in 2010. At Annual Conference in June of 2017, Patti was ordained as a Deacon in full connection in the United Methodist Church.
patti@prescottumc.com | Tel: 928-778-1950
Pastoral Assistant
Leigh Downing
Leigh Downing had been on staff as a Pastoral Assistant several years ago and states that she “is delighted to be serving the church again in this capacity.”
leigh@prescottumc.com | Tel: 928-778-1950
Director of Music
Heidi Pierce
A native-Arizonan, Heidi earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Grand Canyon University. From 2013 to 2023, she led choir and band and taught music theory and history at Riverdale High School in Portland, Oregon, most recently serving as pianist at a church also in Portland.
A performing musician for 25 years, Heidi comes from a long line of church pianists and organists—her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother taught her to play. She loves gospel jazz, has a soft spot for traditional hymns and enjoys contemporary music.
Office Manager
Devin Rackoff
Devin Rackoff is a native Prescottonian who moved with her family to the East Coast, but returned "home" in 2003 to Prescott. "Prescott has always been my home, and now I've found another 'home' in the Methodist Church."
Facilities Manager
Paul German
Paul was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ, and attended local schools before joining the U.S. Army in 1996. He and his girlfriend reside in Dewey, where they enjoy camping, hunting, fishing and traveling throughout Arizona.
Publisher
Ken Leja
Ken brings a 40-year career in communications management to PUMC, as his responsibilities focus on publishing the various publications – i.e., the Weekly Reminder, monthly Preview, church bulletins, directory, devotionals – as well as managing the PUMC media outreach, social media and web-based communications.
Church Accompanist
Janet Moore
Janet Moore comes to us from Seattle, WA, where she lived for the last 30 years. A native from Silver City, New Mexico, she earned her B.A. in Music Education with a piano and voice concentrate at Western New Mexico University, and then an M.A. from the University in New Mexico in Albuquerque with a piano concentrate. Janet has taught music from pre-school (Kindermusic) through college (University of New Mexico).
Technical Director
Lawrence Digges
Born and raised in Phoenix, Lawrence came to Prescott from the island of Maui, where he worked in the event production industry for two decades.
